October is Selective Mutism Awareness month! Watch Dr. Mondesir as she interviews Dr. Vera Joffe , a psychologist, who is Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, on Selective Mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder where kids find it difficult to speak in certain social settings. We hope you find the information useful about this childhood anxiety disorder.
To contact Dr. Vera Joffe, email vera@verajoffe.com or call 954-341-4441. Dr. Joffe is an author of a book about Selective Mutism called Sophie’s Story – A Guide to Selective Mutism. You can purchase her book here.
The Selective Mutism Association is a national organization that is a resource for parents and caregivers too.
We have exciting news to share! Optimal Care Pediatrics now has a brand new Podcast series. This will be a great way to catch up on a variety of childhood health and well-being topics at your convenience. From newborns to teens, we have it covered. You can choose the episodes and listen to Dr. Mondesir […]
Please join us for an Optimal Care Pediatrics Facebook Live event – “Treating Children’s Unique Orthopedic Needs” – on Wednesday, October 16 at 12 pm. Dr. Mondesir will be interviewing Dr. Mark E. Moran, MD, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, South Florida Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. We will focus on the unique challenges of how a pediatric […]
Watch Dr. Mondesir interview Dr. Palau Collazo, pediatric endocrinologist, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on the topic of Managing Your Child’s Diabetes & Growth Issues with a focus on how a pediatric endocrinologist diagnoses and treats hormone imbalances, diabetes and growth concerns. We hope you find the information useful regarding what a pediatric endocrinologist does, treating and […]
Optimal Care Pediatrics is hosting a Facebook Live event – “Managing Your Child’s Diabetes & Growth Issues” – at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 12th. Dr. Mondesir will be interviewing Dr. Miladys M Palau Collazo, pediatric endocrinologist, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The focus will be on how a pediatric endocrinologist diagnoses and treats hormone imbalances, diabetes […]
Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 3rd! Join us in the fun at Christian FM’s 2nd annual Back to School Family Expo at the Tradition Town Hall from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Optimal Care Pediatrics is excited to participate in this family-friendly event! So be sure to stop by our table and say hello! […]
Watch Dr. Mondesir interview Dr. David Drossner, pediatric cardiologist, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on the topic of Heart Health in Your Young Athlete. We hope you found the information useful regarding what a pediatric cardiologist is, types of cardiac conditions and treatments and what measures can be taken to help support heart health in your child […]
Optimal Care Pediatrics is hosting a Nicklaus Children’s Hospital EKG screenings clinic with Dr. David Drossner, pediatric cardiologist, on July 24th from 2-5 p.m. The screenings are free and are being offered exclusively to Optimal Care patients that are middle and high school athletes. Sudden cardiac death occurs in student-athletes usually without advance signs or […]
For the seventeenth in a series of childhood health topic talks hosted by Optimal Care Pediatrics, Dr. Mondesir interviewed Dr. Adalberto Torres, Jr., MD, Nemours Children’s Health System – Division Chief, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics on the topic of, “When Your Child Needs PICU Services”. We hope you found the information […]
Please join us for an Optimal Care Pediatrics Facebook Live event – “When Your Child Needs PICU Services” – on Monday, June 3 at 12 pm. Dr. Mondesir will be interviewing Dr. Adalberto Torres, Jr., MD, Nemours Children’s Health System – Division Chief, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. We will explore defining […]
For the sixteenth in a series of childhood health topic talks hosted by Optimal Care Pediatrics, Dr. Mondesir interviewed Dr. Akinyemi Ajayi, MD of The Children’s Lung, Asthma & Sleep Specialists, on the topic of “Caring for a NICU Baby”. We hope you found the information useful regarding caring for your baby coming out of […]
